STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 January 1939, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

“ALWAYS GOODBYE.” Tonight the leading attraction at the State Theatre will be "Always Goodbye.” Beauty is the real definition for “Always Goodbye,” one of the finest in the chain of excellent 20th Century-Fox productions. Seldom does a story such as this one come to the attention of the fans with as much understanding and fine sense of the value of dramatic minutae. In the capable hands of co-stars Barbara Stanwyck and Herbert Marshall, “Always Goodbye” acquires the beauty of sheer simplicity in a story that is—on several occasions —conducive to a lump in the throat. Setting a beautiful tale of modern mother love before a kaleidoscopic background of occasional grimness, sporadic sorrow and vivacious, resplendent gowns on Fifth Avenue and in Paris, the film scintillates with the many facets of love that conies to its characters. Barbara Stanwyck, in love, waits for her eager young man who is speeding to City Hall to marry her. He is killed as his car crashes into a trolley. • Stunned at the tragedy, she wanders toward the river where Herbert Marshall, a derelict physician, talks her out of a suicide attempt. She faints and the physician sees that she is taken to a hospital. From here onwards the story is one which brings it to a suspenseful conclusion. lan Hunter heads the featured cast including Cesar Romero, Lynn Bari, Binnie Barnes and John Russell. The picture is one which will appeal to patrons as the acting is of outstanding quality and the general presentation is of a very high standard. An excellent series of supports is also presented.